note 55444 added to function.strtotime

The php strtotime() function is a buggy mess (and demostrates one of the main arguments against a perpetually buggy and unstable PHP). Avoid this function all costs unless you are positive your code will only be run on a non-buggy version of php: echo date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime('Wed Aug 3 16:36:07 MDT 2005') ); and echo date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime('Wed Aug 3 16:36:07 2005') ); both return 1969-12-31 16:59:59 on at least php 4.3.2 and possibly others. PHP 4.3.11 does not have this problem as, I can only assume, others more recently have not had as well. Also beware of seemingly harmeless order changes like: echo date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime('2005 Aug 3 16:36:07') ); which returns the very incorrect, although still valid date: 2009-01-25 16:36:07 For these many reasons, I only use strtotime if I have no other choice--especially with data headed for data base inserts. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+55444 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55444&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55444&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55444&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55444&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55444&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55444&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+55444&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php